Frosty mornings in Busset outnumber those of 89% of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 25.1°C. Of the 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier, it is the wettest. May is the wettest month, March the driest. Garden chairs stay out from May to September, the months with highs of 19–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mayet-de-Montag station, 14 km east.
A year in Busset at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mayet-de-Montag station.
What a year in Busset feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayet-de-Montag.
About 979 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and March the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 21 towns of 2,500+ in Allier.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil
A frosty town: 66 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 10 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mayet-de-Montag: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Mayet-de-Montag
Mayet-de-Montag is 14 km east of Busset. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Busset itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mayet-de-Montag (03165001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km east |
| Station altitude | 534 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 489 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Vichy-Charmeil, 15 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Busset compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Allier.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busset | Mayet-de-Montag | 25.1°C | 0.2°C | 979 mm |
| Saint-Yorre 3.3 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Abrest 6.2 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Cusset 9.3 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Vichy 9.9 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Bellerive-sur-Allier 10 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
| Puy-Guillaume 11 km | Vichy-Ville | 27.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 800 mm |
Busset weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mayet-de-Montag station; sunshine at Vichy-Charmeil.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 0.2°C | 3.4°C | 68 mm | 72 |
| February | 7.6°C | −0.2°C | 3.7°C | 60 mm | 97 |
| March | 11.7°C | 2.2°C | 6.9°C | 59 mm | 156 |
| April | 14.9°C | 4.4°C | 9.6°C | 82 mm | 181 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.0°C | 13.4°C | 101 mm | 204 |
| June | 22.7°C | 11.5°C | 17.1°C | 91 mm | 225 |
| July | 25.1°C | 13.3°C | 19.2°C | 90 mm | 254 |
| August | 25.1°C | 13.3°C | 19.2°C | 89 mm | 245 |
| September | 20.6°C | 9.9°C | 15.2°C | 82 mm | 190 |
| October | 16.1°C | 7.5°C | 11.8°C | 91 mm | 128 |
| November | 10.5°C | 3.4°C | 7.0°C | 94 mm | 80 |
| December | 7.4°C | 1.0°C | 4.2°C | 73 mm | 61 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 6.2°C | 10.9°C | 979 mm | 1,892 |
Where Busset’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mayet-de-Montag, 14 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Vichy-Charmeil, 15 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Allier.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Busset’s climate
How warm does Busset get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Busset get in winter?
February nights average −0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 10 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Busset get?
About 979 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (101 mm) and March the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Vichy-Charmeil (15 km away), averages 1,892 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Busset itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Busset, Mayet-de-Montag, 14 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station MAYET-DE-MONTAG, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Busset →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.